It’s your time to shine! By AFA Rules Committee Have you ever wanted to enter the AFA Convention contest but you have been a little intimidated. Has the thought of donating your hard earned money to sweeten the pot for the big boys, while you build you skills, kept you on the sidelines? Well, it’s your time to shine! For the first time ever in the history of the AFA National Convention , the Rules Committee, just for you, has formed an Intermediate division. This division will get you out on the main stage but you won’t be competing against all those the International Competitors. To Qualify for this new Division , you have never entered the AFA National Forging and Horseshoeing Competition at any AFA Convention and competed in a forging class. (The exclusions are entering the Two Person Draft class or working as a striker) if you meet this criteria, then this is the Division for you! Come join us in Reno, get your feet wet and compete on the floor of Convention for the first time. Classes will starter the same time as the Open classes and run for the same amount of time. The new division will be judged by Travis Koons, CJF, Gerard Laverty, CJF, TE and Gene Lieser, CJF, just like the Open Division of our contest. BUT WAIT if you enter right now we will include the amazing ginsu knife, it slices it, dices it....... Oh no, that isn’t right.. Ummm, yes, there is an added bonus just for you, a select group of the open competitors will evaluate your shoes for you, prior to your shoes going into the judges room. The shoe list, you will find, is aimed at improving your forging skills, great as you prepare to take you Certification test and prepare you to compete in the Open Division one day soon. What a huge opportunity! If you have ever had the ambition to compete at Convention, but didn’t think you were ready to make “those shoes” Your day has come. Great Payout. Just like the Open Division, all of our Sponsorship Money is added back. The Intermediate Division will be sponsored and will have at least $2500 added money, payout to 5th, ribbons to 6th and a buckle for the overall point winner. For those who don’t know the AFA passes 100% of the sponsorship money to the competitors plus a very healthy 65% of the entry fees back to you as well. For example the NACC last year paid $2848.00 to the winner and the Specialty forging class paid $2191.00. Tell me any other contest in the U.S. that pays that kind of money for a single class! The Intermediate division will be no different. The more competitors the larger the payout. You can enter the intermediate for as long as you want until you win the overall. (Once you win the Intermediate Division Highpoint you will have to move up to the Open Division the following year.) Convention is limited on space , so entries for both Open and the Intermediate Divisions are taken first come first serve basis, enter early to reserve your spot. You can enter online today ( thats your entry date) or download the entry form , fill it out, then mail it in and your postmark will serve as your entry date. There has never been a better opportunity for you to compete on the national stage. You will build your skill set through practicing for these classes, you will meet and build relationships with other competitors and have the opportunity through hard work and sweat, to win great prize money, Don’t miss this chance to compete at convention for the first time. Reserve your spot, practice, and head out to Reno to win some money. See you in Reno! Intermediate Division Class Description – Sponsored by to be announced • Intermediate Journeyman Class Time Limit – 55 minutes o Class runs at same time as Journeyman Class. o 4 plain stamped shoes from 5/16” X 3⁄4” o Front 11 1⁄2” –6 nails of 5 city slim, toe clips o Hind 11” – 6 nails of 5 city slim, quarter clips • Intermediate Qualifier Class Time Limit – 45 minutes o Class run at the same time as Qualifying Class Pair of front fullered straight bars( this is a stand alone class, it does not qualify you for NACC Live Shoeing) o 14”X 5/16”–6 nails 5 City Slim • Intermediate Specialty Forging Class Time Limit – 90 minutes ( Class run at same time as Specialty Forging) Note: 2 shoes will change each year , the 3rd shoe ,NACC specimen ,changes when that shoe changes for the Open Division. 1. Diagonal break-over front shoe 11 1⁄2” X 3/8” X 3/4” Fullered, side clips, 5 nails of MX60 or sponsors similar nail 2. Deep seated bar shoe 14”X3/8”X3⁄4” Hammer finished, no blocks, 6 nails of E4, plain stamped 3. NACC Qualifier Specimen: Beveled front shoe 13” X 1⁄2” X 1” bar stock. 7 nails of 7E , it will have a massolate clip, and be beveled outer & inner edges. The specimen shall be 5 5/8” wide (tolerance +/- 2 millimeters), with the width measured on the ground surface. *See the AFA web site for more details HYPERLINK "americanfarriers.org" americanfarriers.org under 2014 contest rules @. americanfarriers.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2014-Contest-Rules.pdf. All entries must be post marked by January 1st, 2014, don’t wait and miss your chance to compete at the 2014 AFA Convention in Reno Nevada. Contest dates are February 26th & 27th, 2014 with set up and practice on the 25th. See you in Reno.
Posted on: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 04:50:53 +0000
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